Archive for March, 2010

I was paid a very cool compliment this evening. Our friend said she had so many happy memories in our house… “we love coming here, it always smells so good, and we’ve eaten so many delicious things here…”

Tonight I served a salad and a rather homey, old-fashioned plate of classic spaghetti in a rustic meat gravy.

The salad was composed of avocado, two varieties of heirloom tomatoes, freshly made garlicky croutons, with crispy onions in a shallot/mustardy/honey dressing. These tomatoes were sublime… the one had such complex flavors, I thought it must have been the best I’d ever eaten.

The pasta gravy was made with veal, pork, and beef, carrots, garlic, tomato paste, onions, red pepper flakes, basil, and of course, tomatoes. Good Italian parmesan was shaved atop the DeCecco noodles with a glug or two of EVOO.

A DaVinci Chianti made for an exquisitely ripe match. Dessert came in the form of cappuccinos made a la minute. Here’s to more successful evenings of good food and company.